Functional Transphobia Without an Explicit Anti-Trans Policy

Queer media consolidation can still produce anti-trans outcomes.

The current wave of queer media consolidation should be understood for what it makes possible, not just for how it markets itself. Equalpride now describes itself as the “#1 LGBTQ+ Publisher,” and lists Out, The Advocate, PRIDE, Them, OutTraveler, Plus, and Advocate Original as part of one network, selling that structure as “Three Iconic Voices. One Pow…